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⌈ Secret Post #5442 ⌋

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Re: Complain about minor things here

[(Anonymous)]

I recently filled out a questionnaire about ways to improve an event I helped with a bit ago for next time. The person who sent it out is new both to our organization and the event, which was scaled down this time due to covid.

Their ideas are all on the survey as "pick which ones we should do," and even though I've been helping with this since the first time our organization got involved, years ago, I think my multiple choice answers and "anything to add" fill in just killed my chances of ever doing this again, even though I love doing it.

I tried to be diplomatic in saying "the event organizers already do this, we can offer to help but shouldn't duplicate their efforts," "we tried this a few years running a couple different ways and it always failed," "have you asked the people who would have to do the bulk of this work if this is feasible and if they want to do it," "this was a much smaller event than usual and this idea would be great for a similarly sized event and implode spectacularly at the usual scale," and "it's great that you want to include new people to give them some experience, but suggesting they should get first dibs on assignments because the job is fun and it's not fair that some of the same people do it every year guarantees half the applicants are there to have fun and not work and 95% don't know wtf they're doing."

The first couple of years we were involved, I worked multiple people's shifts who bailed to go have fun at the event.

People put in to work a shift at this event so they can go to the event the rest of the time, when there are ways for them to go without volunteering their time at all, because of the work we do and that our organization does with the event organizers.

The people who put in to volunteer just because they want to go to the event, and not because they enjoy working at the event, aren't always much good at the work. I left this out and just said I always enjoy working at the event.

Up until I filled out the questionnaire, I assumed I had about a 60% chance of working the next one. Even though our answers were anonymous, mine probably weren't anonymous enough and I suspect I now have maybe a 5% chance of ever doing it again. It's tons of work but also lots of fun, and I'll miss it and be bitter if I only go on my own and not for work.

I realize that sounds dumb, and also bitchy, but idk, I didn't feel like lying and making the job harder for whoever does volunteer next time.

Re: Complain about minor things here

[(Anonymous)]

I think it's great that you were honest and they'd be crazy to ignore what sounds like very thoughtful feedback. I hope it doesn't backfire on you like you think.